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In 2026 (YTD, through Jul), Wood Buffalo's RCMP K-Division open-data layer logged 668 property offences. Theft was the most reported category with 234 incidents (35% of the total), followed by Mischief (142), Theft from vehicle (114), Auto theft (96), and Break and enter (82). The feed covers property offences only; person crimes are not published on this layer. Year-over-year change is not available for 2026 because no prior-year series is present.

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Year × type breakdown · Population 81,611 (2025) · 2026 is year-to-date, through Jul

Theft 236
Mischief 140
Theft/veh 115
Auto theft 96
B&E 81
Total 668

About this data

Wood Buffalo's 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open-data snapshot is drawn from the RCMP K-Division public point layer, spatially attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision. The source feed for this page is property offences only: break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, and mischief. It does not publish assault, robbery, homicide, or other person crimes, so the open-data totals here should be read as property-crime activity, not as a full community safety profile.

The page reports 668 incidents for the selected period. The interactive map's narrower 60-day window shows 286 incidents; that rolling view is separate from the year-to-date total. Tracking these counts helps residents and local officials see what is being logged through the RCMP's open layer and how property-offence categories are distributed so far in 2026.

Recent trend

Year-over-year change is not available for 2026 (YTD, through Jul). The archived year series contains only the current year in this feed, with no complete prior-year pair to serve as a baseline, so no percentage change is shown. Because the period is year-to-date through the last complete month, the 668 incidents should not be read as a full annual total or compared to a full prior year. A year-over-year comparison will only be possible once the open archive includes at least one complete year before 2026. This page therefore describes the 2026 YTD property-offence snapshot on its own terms.

Category breakdown

The 2026 (YTD, through Jul) category breakdown is led by Theft with 234 incidents, 35% of the total. Mischief follows with 142 incidents, 21.3%. Theft from vehicle is third with 114 incidents, 17.1%. Auto theft accounts for 96 incidents, 14.4%, and Break and enter for 82 incidents, 12.3%. These five categories are the categories available from the RCMP K-Division property-only open layer; assault, robbery, homicide, and other person crimes are not included in this breakdown. The distribution is dominated by property offences by construction, since this open source does not publish person crimes. For readers using the interactive map, these five categories correspond to the property-offence filters available in the map layer.

Key stats

  • 668 incidents in 2026 (YTD, through Jul).
  • Theft leads with 234 incidents, 35% of the total.
  • Mischief: 142 incidents, 21.3%.
  • Theft from vehicle: 114 incidents, 17.1%.
  • Auto theft: 96; break and enter: 82.
  • Violent-category total is 0 on this property-only feed.

What these numbers mean

What stands out in Wood Buffalo's 2026 YTD open-data is the property-only shape of the feed: 668 incidents, all in theft, mischief, theft-from-vehicle, auto theft, and break-and-enter. Theft alone is 234 (35%), with mischief next at 142 (21.3%) and theft from vehicle at 114 (17.1%). Auto theft (96) and break and enter (82) round out the list. The violent-count total is 0 because this RCMP K-Division layer does not publish assault, robbery, homicide, or other person crimes; absence on the map is not evidence those incidents did not occur.

About this dataset

  • Reporting basis: Counts reflect incidents reported to police only. Under-reporting — especially for sexual assault, fraud, and minor theft — means actual incidence is higher than these figures show.
  • Not a per-capita rate: These are absolute incident counts. Comparing one place’s counts to another without normalising for population can mislead — see the Crime Severity Index for severity-weighted, population-adjusted rankings.
  • Property-focused open feed: Map points for this place come from the RCMP K-Division public crime layer, attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision for mapping. That open layer publishes property offences only (break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, mischief). Assault, robbery, homicide, and other person crimes are not included in this feed — so their absence on the map is not evidence they did not occur.
  • CSD attribution: The upstream layer does not name municipalities. CrimeMaps assigns each point to a 2021 Census Subdivision boundary; detachment areas are not identical to CSD boundaries, so edge error near borders is expected.
  • Privacy: Coordinates on the map are rounded to roughly 111 m so individual addresses cannot be inferred.
  • Data window: 2026 (YTD, through Jul).

Frequently asked questions about crime in Wood Buffalo

How many incidents were reported in Wood Buffalo in 2026 so far?

RCMP K-Division open data records 668 property offences in Wood Buffalo for 2026 year-to-date through July. That is the selected-period total, not the 60-day map window. The open layer covers property incidents only — break and enter, theft, auto theft, theft from vehicle, and mischief — so counts do not include assault or other person crimes.

What is the most common incident type in Wood Buffalo this year?

Theft is the most frequent category in the 2026 (YTD, through Jul) open data, with 234 incidents — 35% of the 668 total. Mischief follows with 142, theft from vehicle with 114, auto theft with 96, and break and enter with 82.

Are property incident numbers rising or falling compared to last year?

A year-over-year trend is not available for this period. The on-disk archive for Wood Buffalo contains only 2026 records, so there is no prior-year count to compare against. The full archive lists 708 total recorded incidents, all dated 2026, but the selected 2026 year-to-date figure is 668.

Why is there no neighbourhood breakdown for Wood Buffalo?

Neighbourhood-level counts are not available for this data source. The RCMP K-Division open layer maps incidents to a Statistics Canada census subdivision rather than to named neighbourhoods within Wood Buffalo, so the dataset does not include neighbourhood boundaries or per-neighbourhood totals.

Where does the Wood Buffalo crime data come from?

The data is from RCMP K-Division open data, spatially attributed to a Statistics Canada census subdivision for Wood Buffalo, Alberta. The open feed publishes property offences only — break and enter, mischief, theft, auto theft, and theft from vehicle. Assault, robbery, homicide, and other person crimes are not included in this layer.

How current is the Wood Buffalo open data?

The dataset includes occurrence dates up to August 12, 2026, and the page's headline covers 2026 year-to-date through July, with 668 incidents. The interactive map's 60-day rolling window shows 286 incidents; those are the most recently captured records, while the page total is the year-to-date number.

Sources

All counts on this page are drawn from RCMP K-Division open data for the Wood Buffalo census subdivision and cover property offences only.

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